Industry News

“California’s landmark climate change legislation has now been extended until 2030 with the stroke of Governor Jerry Brown’s pen in a ceremony on Treasure Island Tuesday. ” — Leslie Brinkley, ABC7 News

“In Brazil, the concentration of ultrafine particles less than 50 nanometers in diameter rose by one-third in the air of São Paulo, Brazil, when higher ethanol prices induced drivers to switch from ethanol to gasoline, according to a new study by a Northwestern University chemist, a National University of Singapore economist and two University of […]

“Nissan was the auto industry’s first company to develop a vehicle prototype powered by a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that works with bio-ethanol. By combining this and two other technologies (electric motor and a 24 kW/h battery) range is in excess of 600km (375 miles).” — Fernando Calmon, Just-Auto.com

“In Washington, the US Patent & Trademark Office has just issued a “notice of allowance” for a patent by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency for a high efficiency, high compression engine that would reduce the cost per mile for the American driver by 26.2 percent, compared to using straight gasoline and a conventional engine.” […]

“Washington D.C. – June 5, 2017 – In plot twist [sic] that may open the door to higher ethanol blends, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received an engine patent it has been pursuing for nearly a decade for a high efficiency, high compression engine that uses blends such as E30. ” — Biofuels Journal

“Thirty states and scores of companies said Thursday that they would press ahead with their climate policies and pursue lower greenhouse gas emissions, breaking sharply with President Trump’s decision to exit the historic Paris climate accord.” — Steven Mufson, Washington Post Full Article

“Brown, Cuomo and Inslee Will Serve as Co-Chairs, Urge Other States to Join Alliance” SACRAMENTO – In response to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Washington State Governor Jay Inslee today announced the formation of the United States Climate […]

“By Dmitry Zhdannikov, Ernest Scheyder and Nidhi Verma VIENNA/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – OPEC production cuts and the prospect of more expensive oil are pushing India to consider U.S. and Canadian suppliers, as well as encouraging it to turn to renewable energy, the country’s petroleum and natural gas minister said on Monday. Dharmendra Pradhan made the comments in Vienna ahead of OPEC’s meeting this […]

“‘Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’ The famous quote attributed to Mark Twain fits these days as it relates to the national interest in reducing carbon emissions. Without question, we are seeing a de-emphasis on lowering carbon at the federal level, but it does not mean the issue is going away or that […]

“ASTM announced the completion of a groundbreaking new standard that supports 100 octane fuel. The D8076 standard responds to an effort by engine manufacturers and others to create a broadly accepted specification for this higher-octane fuel which can withstand higher compressions before igniting, thus extracting more energy from a given quantity of fuel. ” — […]